Grimes planning June fundraiser with U.S. Sen. Harry Reid; McConnell hosting pre-victory fundraiser in D.C.
05/15/2014 05:50 PM
UPDATED: U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes will host a June fundraiser with one of the chief national Democrats whom Republicans have been trying to tie her to since she jumped into the race last year — U.S. Sen. Majority Floor Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada. Grimes campaign spokeswoman Charly Norton did not deny the planned fundraiser when asked by Pure Politics, but she did tout the campaign’s support within the Kentucky. “Republicans, Democrats and Independents from all of Kentucky’s 120... Read more 
Boone County judge-executive candidates finally trade jabs face to face
05/15/2014 03:30 PM
BURLINGTON – Boone County Judge-Executive Gary Moore and challenger Matt Dedden finally exchanged jabs in person for the first time on Thursday night at a debate sponsored by the Boone County Republican Party. Dedden, a current Boone County commissioner, had been a no-show at previous debates including one last month sponsored by the Northern Kentucky business PAC. Dedden explained to the more than 100 people in attendance his reasons for skipping previous meetings. He said he had problems both with the Kentucky... Read more
Voter turnout might not crack 30 percent in Tuesday's primary, Grimes says
05/15/2014 02:07 PM
Fewer absentee ballots returned ahead of Tuesday’s primary indicates voter turnout could be less than 30 percent, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes said Thursday. Past primaries in non-presidential years— especially with many local offices on the ballot— have seen voter turnout percentages in the low 30s. But Grimes said the number of absentee ballots county clerks have mailed out or that voters have picked up is lagging behind the totals from those previous elections. So far, clerks have received... Read more
In competitive state Senate race, Gregory and Wise rush to out-conservative the other
05/15/2014 11:26 AM
Both candidates in the Republican primary race in southern Kentucky’s 16th state Senate District have played up their conservative credentials over issues from guns to medical lawsuit reform to casinos. First-term state Sen. Sara Beth Gregory of Monticello and challenger Max Wise, a former FBI analyst who teaches at Campbellsville University, have both run to the right in the race that will determine the next senator from that district, which includes McCreary, Wayne, Clinton, Cumberland, Russell, Adair and Taylor counties.... Read more
Big-dollar donors who once gave to Obama now funding super PAC hitting Grimes for Obama ties
05/14/2014 04:29 PM
Some of the nation’s top investment bankers are using a similar strategy in politics as they take with the markets and are hedging their bets. That often includes giving to leaders from both parties — including efforts to help Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell. Take for instance the super PAC Kentuckians for Strong Leadership that’s backing McConnell. It is airing an ad criticizing Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes for getting donations from donors who have backed President Barack Obama.... Read more
McConnell tells colleagues that Kentucky is on precipice when it comes to heroin
05/14/2014 04:11 PM
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell suggested to his fellow senators Wednesday that states like Kentucky must rely more on federally-funded regional drug task forces and agencies to combat problems like the intensifying heroin problem in Kentucky. McConnell, addressing the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, spoke of the alarming increase of heroin deaths in Kentucky and made a pitch to work with state and federal stakeholders to save lives. McConnell said addicts have shifted away from prescription pain killers as state... Read more
Debate over minimum wage hinges on fairness and self-sufficiency vs. potential job losses
05/14/2014 12:26 PM
Kentucky Democrats are preparing to focus on raising the minimum wage as a key argument in state House races — as well as the U.S. Senate race — this fall, especially as some prominent Republicans, such as 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney , embrace it. Proponents say the lowest wages need to go up considering someone working full time at a minimum-wage job would bring in $15,080 before taxes as a full year’s salary. That’s below the federal poverty level... Read more
'Cards were stacked against Bevin' in primary election
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell remains the heavy favorite to win Tuesday's Republican primary over Matt Bevin. "The cards were stacked against Bevin from the beginning," said Stephen Voss, a…Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, May 15, 2014 10:08:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Kentucky's top election official expects less than 30 percent of registered voters will cast ballots in Tuesday's primary elections.Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, May 15, 2014 7:49:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
By Sam Youngman syoungman@herald-leader.com Likely Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Alison Lundergan Grimes is scheduled to attend a fundraiser in Washington next month with "special guest" Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign has repeatedly sought to tie Grimes to Reid, D-Nev., and his 2008 comment that "coal makes us sick." Reid's comment has already been highlighted in a number of ads run by McConnell allies, whose strategy for the 2014 U.S. Senate race is to portray Grimes as a liberal Democrat who would be a rubber stamp for Reid and President Barack Obama. Senate leaders traditionally afford one another the [...]
Thu, May 15, 2014 7:26:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Bill and Hillary Clinton are fighting back against critics as if they are waging another campaign, the clearest sign yet that, perhaps, they are. The former secretary of state and…Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, May 15, 2014 7:15:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
'Parkland Rising' Artist Says Jessica Green's Attack Mailer Against Attica Scott is Misleading
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
Louisville Metro Council District 1 candidate Jessica Green is slamming incumbent Attica Scott over a public art project in the Parkland neighborhood that was backed by several community groups. [...]
Thu, May 15, 2014 6:50:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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